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    Yesterday I finished this WB for one of our members members​. The blade was hand sanded but he wanted more polish while keeping the etch as intact as possible. I did full hand polish to mirror with no scratches left and the etch intact. The scales are black G10 with red acrylic wedge, The razor also had a pretty significant bent in the tang so that took some creativity to fit but now it closes center and is nice and tight.






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    Nice and clean! Tell us of the creativity?
    "Don't be stubborn. You are missing out".
    I rest my case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
    Nice and clean! Tell us of the creativity?
    I start with the pin holes drilled straight and if the blade does not center, I re-drill at an angle. 99% of the time this fixes the issue for me. This particular razor, however, is in the 1% where my usual method did not work because the pivot pin did not want to angle between the scales for some reason. So I grabbed a set of junk scales I had made before and had laying around and drilled a pin hole at an angle, the blade shifted towards center and actually hit the opposite scale. I made a new set of scales, the ones in the pics, and used smaller angle for the pivot hole. Everything lined up correctly. This was a lucky shot basically because I have no way to guide the drill bit, I use a Dremel by hand, I only used a pin vise to start the pin hole. Att least now I know if my standard method does not work this is an option.
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    Restorations...lot's of trial and error at times, eh? All part of the learning process......

    Very nice work BTW.

    Is it over there or over yonder?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Willisf View Post
    Restorations...lot's of trial and error at times, eh? All part of the learning process......

    Very nice work BTW.

    There is always something new to learn, or at least be reminded of a detail that matters.
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    A very nice restore.
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    Nice job. I never thought of drilling the pin hole at an angle for warped spine/tang. I will have to try that. Seems like a less destructive method than removing material on the inside of the scales.

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    Excellent job. Very clean looking.
    Burls, Girls, and all things that Swirl....

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    That looks amazing. Clean, simple, understated. Less is more!

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    Awesome job, classic!

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